Remainders: After living school reform, suggesting new tactics

Young Baltimoreans aim to reshape the debate about school reform away from achievement. (Urbanite)
A teacher meets a 17-year-old student who is just hoping she won’t be killed. (Charting My Own Course)
Comparing the Common Core approaches of Chicago and Cleveland. (The Quick and the Ed)
A burnt-out D.C. teacher suggests that D.C. bring back binary teacher ratings. (Answer Sheet)
Principals burn out in high-intensity charter schools, just like teachers. (Mr. Dolan via Mike Goldstein)
Comparing the lessons of marriage to the lessons learned in the classroom. (Cooperative Catalyst)
A principal says the problem facing Salon’s “bad teacher” was not simply bad advice. (Practical Theory)
“May you see him for whom he is,” a teacher’s prayer to her son’s first teacher begins. (Tween Teacher)
Most states don’t have 9/11 in their social studies standards, but it’s taught anyway. (Curriculum Matters)
Are Americans “Koala Dads,” preferring joy and well-roundedness in their children? (Flypaper)
We’re sneaking an extra day into the long weekend and resting up for next week. Have a great weekend!